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Carbon nanotube (CNT) heaters with sub-5 nm diameter induce highly localized phase change in Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) chalcogenide. A significant reduction in resistance of test structures is measured as the GST near the CNT heater crystallizes.…
The study of complex nitrogen (N)-bearing molecules is essential for probing the physical and chemical evolution of star-forming regions. In this paper, we present the identification of rotational emission lines from several complex…
Mg-Si-Sn solid solutions have interesting and useful semiconducting properties particularly for thermoelectric applications. While cubic solid solutions have been prepared by a variety of methods, solid solutions with a trigonal crystal…
The realization of $p$-type doping in wide-band-gap oxide semiconductors remains a major challenge, particularly in $\beta-Ga_2O_3$ where nitrogen has long been considered a potential acceptor dopant but has consistently failed to produce…
Chemical doping is a critical factor in the development of new superconductors or optimizing the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of the parent superconducting materials. Herein, a new simple urea approach is developed to…
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The recent report of near-ambient superconductivity in nitrogen-doped lutetium hydrides (Lu-N-H) has generated a great interest. However, conflicting results have raised doubts regarding superconductivity. Here, we combine high-throughput…
We investigate direct energy and heat transfer between two distant sites of a triple quantum dot connected to reservoirs, where one of the edge dots is driven by an ac-gate voltage. We theoretically propose how to implement heat and cooling…